There is something truly magical about witnessing (and helping) your child learn to read and write.
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There is something truly magical about witnessing (and helping) your child learn to read and write. *Especially* in the age of AI.
Meanwhile, many humans only a decade older than my child already default to using LLM systems for any form of writing. For “convenience’s sake.” Not to mention grown adults (who should know better).
This is making me even more motivated to advocate for digital literacy… and make sure my child develops & nurtures critical thinking skills. For life.
Resist ✊
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There is something truly magical about witnessing (and helping) your child learn to read and write. *Especially* in the age of AI.
Meanwhile, many humans only a decade older than my child already default to using LLM systems for any form of writing. For “convenience’s sake.” Not to mention grown adults (who should know better).
This is making me even more motivated to advocate for digital literacy… and make sure my child develops & nurtures critical thinking skills. For life.
Resist ✊
@_elena Good. This is vital because the act of writing forces a person to develope and improve a wide range of essential cognitive skills.
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There is something truly magical about witnessing (and helping) your child learn to read and write. *Especially* in the age of AI.
Meanwhile, many humans only a decade older than my child already default to using LLM systems for any form of writing. For “convenience’s sake.” Not to mention grown adults (who should know better).
This is making me even more motivated to advocate for digital literacy… and make sure my child develops & nurtures critical thinking skills. For life.
Resist ✊
@_elena Why do you write "Not to mention grown adults (who should know better)."
I use it for writing code and making emails more eloquent. I don't see why that's a problem?
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There is something truly magical about witnessing (and helping) your child learn to read and write. *Especially* in the age of AI.
Meanwhile, many humans only a decade older than my child already default to using LLM systems for any form of writing. For “convenience’s sake.” Not to mention grown adults (who should know better).
This is making me even more motivated to advocate for digital literacy… and make sure my child develops & nurtures critical thinking skills. For life.
Resist ✊
@_elena Well said. Literacy isn’t just about producing text anymore, it’s about understanding when and why to use tools versus thinking independently. If AI shortcuts replace the struggle phase, critical reasoning atrophies. Teaching discernment early may matter more than teaching speed.
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@gimulnautti beautifully said. No wonder the broligarchs are pushing these tools so much
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There is something truly magical about witnessing (and helping) your child learn to read and write. *Especially* in the age of AI.
Meanwhile, many humans only a decade older than my child already default to using LLM systems for any form of writing. For “convenience’s sake.” Not to mention grown adults (who should know better).
This is making me even more motivated to advocate for digital literacy… and make sure my child develops & nurtures critical thinking skills. For life.
Resist ✊
@_elena What if the dumbing down of the population is the intention... dumb people are very easy to control and #AI is a system that can permanently alter what they believe is reality itself.
If you teach your child to read for pleasure and to be a critical thinker, they will be leaps and bounds above all their AI brainwashed peers. A lion amongst sheep.
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There is something truly magical about witnessing (and helping) your child learn to read and write. *Especially* in the age of AI.
Meanwhile, many humans only a decade older than my child already default to using LLM systems for any form of writing. For “convenience’s sake.” Not to mention grown adults (who should know better).
This is making me even more motivated to advocate for digital literacy… and make sure my child develops & nurtures critical thinking skills. For life.
Resist ✊
@_elena At your daughter's age, it is also an ideal time to start learning a second language. A smart teacher once told us that each parent should pick a different language and only speak to our daughters in that language. As teens and adults they are now as fluent in both English and French as native speakers. It has given them the ability to attend schools in multiple countries without any language barriers.
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There is something truly magical about witnessing (and helping) your child learn to read and write. *Especially* in the age of AI.
Meanwhile, many humans only a decade older than my child already default to using LLM systems for any form of writing. For “convenience’s sake.” Not to mention grown adults (who should know better).
This is making me even more motivated to advocate for digital literacy… and make sure my child develops & nurtures critical thinking skills. For life.
Resist ✊
@_elena It is deeply sad and chilling in equal measure that there is this lazy reliance because mental faculties are atrophying. Attention, patience, critical thinking, questioning things ... and all the while writing can be wonderfully cathartic.
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There is something truly magical about witnessing (and helping) your child learn to read and write. *Especially* in the age of AI.
Meanwhile, many humans only a decade older than my child already default to using LLM systems for any form of writing. For “convenience’s sake.” Not to mention grown adults (who should know better).
This is making me even more motivated to advocate for digital literacy… and make sure my child develops & nurtures critical thinking skills. For life.
Resist ✊
i get the feeling that 'critical thinking' is definitely going to be considered more of a hindrance than an asset in the near future, and the capacity to recall the present lie - or just accept it (ie double-think) - will be the most important, as we shift towards a post-human/post-reality world, as described in 1984.
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@_elena At your daughter's age, it is also an ideal time to start learning a second language. A smart teacher once told us that each parent should pick a different language and only speak to our daughters in that language. As teens and adults they are now as fluent in both English and French as native speakers. It has given them the ability to attend schools in multiple countries without any language barriers.
@gjholmes great point! My little one is already fully fluent in Italian and French… and learning Spanish and English too at school ✨